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Microsoft, OpenAI Hit With New Lawsuit by Authors Over AI Training

OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft were sued on Friday in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies misused their work to train the artificial-intelligence models behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT and other AI-based …

Affinity Hires Revenue Chief, NC DOI Elevates Counsel to Chief Operating Officer

Affinity Advisors, providers of a digital platform for securing specialty insurance, has named a former Aon and Marsh McLennan executive to be chief revenue officer. Andrew Suesserman, who spent 12 years with Marsh and Aon, will move into his new …

North Carolina Rate Bureau Wants 42% Hike in Residential Property Insurance Rates

The North Carolina Rate Bureau, basing its calculations on input from 197 property insurance companies, has asked for a 42% average increase in homeowners insurance rates, to take effect Aug. 1. The rate bureau’s double-digit requests in recent years have …

Florida Bills Would Provide Millions in Flood Mitigation, Elevation Grants

Florida’s wind-mitigation grant program for homeowners has proven to be so popular that the governor has proposed another $107 million for it this year, and some experts have called home fortification the only way to significantly reduce insurance losses from …

Because ‘Location’ Is Ambiguous in Marine Cargo Policy, Travelers Must Pay Fire Loss

A New York-based apparel company is entitled to its claim for the full $600,000 limit on its marine cargo insurance policy because the policy was ambiguous as to whether a warehouse fire that destroyed its goods was at an approved …

New York City Subway Collision With Another Train Injured More Than 20 People

A New York City subway train derailed last Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions across Manhattan during the afternoon rush hour, authorities said. At …

Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona Declares $15M Dividend

The board of Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona declared a dividend for its policyholders totaling $15 million. The funds are to be allocated among current members, with plans for it tol be distributed in February 2024. The dividend represents roughly …

Oregon Judge Refuses to Dismiss 2015 Climate Lawsuit Filed by Youth

A judge in Oregon rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to dismiss a 2015 lawsuit brought by young people that alleges the federal government knew the dangers posed by carbon pollution but that it has continued through policies and …

Inigo Issues 3rd Catastrophe Bond for $100 Million

Inigo Ltd. announced it has issued its third catastrophe bond for $100 million via Montoya Re Ltd. The cat bond will cover North American named storms and earthquakes and will use a PCS industry loss index trigger. The coupon is …

Google Must Bargain With YouTube Worker Union, US Labor Board Rules

Alphabet Inc’s Google violated U.S. labor law by refusing to bargain with a union representing contract workers for YouTube Music, a federal agency has ruled. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a decision on Jan. 3 rejected claims by …

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